2012 Blanc de Noir - Méthode Champenoise

Tasting Notes

Aromas of baking bread and dark cherries. Flavors of ripe plums and a loamy, earthy shale. This is a round, full, gratifying sparkling wine.

Best enjoyed at 39°-46°f
Suggested drink window: now – 2026 – 2032

Winemaking

• 100% Pinot Noir

• Vineyard location: east side of Seneca Lake

• Hand harvested September 2012

• Unfined & sterile filtered at tirage

• 9 years in tirage

• Brix: 19.0° - 19.4° • pH: 2.90 • TA: 9.3 g/L • Malic: 4.04 g/L • RS: 2.3 g/L • ABV: 13.5% • Hand disgorged February 2022

• Cases Produced: 46

2012 Tech Sheet

Vintage Notes

With the perfect balance of warm temperatures and occasional rainfall, the 2012 season turned into an exceptional vintage. Bud break occurred during mid-March, about five weeks earlier than usual, and set the tone for the rest of the season. Rivaling the impeccable 2010 vintage, 2012 also saw a large number of growing degree days, ideal for fully-ripened grapes and bold wines. Due to the below average rainfall throughout the summer months, disease pressure remained low, allowing fruit to thrive with little intervention. These wines from the 2012 vintage are beautifully balanced with bright acidity and fresh fruit flavors.